Dear Colleagues,
In February 2024, the Town Planning Board (TPB) approved Hong Kong Metropolitan University's application to use and develop a slope site at the junction of Sheung Shing Street and Fat Kwong Street for a new academic complex—now envisioned as the HKMU Hub for Community Health and Wellness (HCHW).
Following this approval, a Development Steering Committee was formed, chaired by the Council Chairman and comprising HKMU colleagues and external experts. The committee immediately began preparatory work across all areas.
In June 2024, the University appointed Rocco Design Architects Associates Limited as the Lead Consultant and Rider Levett Bucknall Limited as the Quantity Surveying Consultant for the HCHW project.
The General Building Plan was submitted to the Buildings Department on 11 April 2025 and was approved on 11 June 2025.
On 18 December 2025, the tendering exercise for selecting a contractor for the foundation and excavation and lateral support (ELS) works was completed.
I am therefore pleased to announce that the Land Grant for the “Slope Site Project”—A Hub for Community Health and Wellness—was officially issued in February 2026. With the site now handed over to HKMU, the project has formally begun.
Over the 24 months following TPB approval, the University maintained close communication with relevant government departments and worked diligently to ensure construction could commence as soon as all required documents and procedures were completed.
The HCHW, with an estimated gross floor area of approximately 31,770 square metres, will house a modern library, a grand auditorium, spacious lecture halls, state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, multi-purpose sports halls, and a range of other facilities.
A network of pedestrian flyover footbridges will connect the HCHW to the Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare and the main HKMU campus, forming a vibrant cluster of education, research and innovation centres while strengthening engagement with the community.
Construction is expected to span more than four years and may cause some inconvenience to the HKMU community and nearby residents. I ask for your patience and understanding as we embark on this significant milestone for the University and the community.
Paul LAM Kwan-sing
President
